Mom, Linda Shaffer, passed away peacefully at home in Netarts, Oregon on March 7th with family. She was 77. It was her wish that there be no service, she wanted to keep it simple. …
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GEEZER TRIBE: The other spring break
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Regular readers I’m sure wondered where Geezer Tribe was last week and if you know Linda you know that she doesn’t “miss a deadline.” Even when I told her…
GEEZER TRIBE: Packing a bag for the year ahead
By Linda Shaffer I like the idea of a new year. I think most of us do. Just the word ‘new’ is enough to get our attention most days…whether it’s a new…
GEEZER TRIBE: Celebrate with Memories — Make More!
By Linda Shaffer I have a hunch that there are a lot of us who won’t go far this year. If you are lucky enough to live near family, you’ll probably get…
GEEZER TRIBE: Things we do for love
By Linda Shaffer Just above my computer screen I see a fern growing happily between two corner windows. This is no ordinary fern. Family legend has it that this one came from…
Geezer Tribe: Have a smaller, jollier Christmas
By Linda Shaffer We are in the second week of December and so far the only Christmas card I have received is from a local merchant. It’s an advertisement but I appreciate…
GEEZER TRIBE: The wisdom of three monkeys, or four
By Linda Shaffer A few weeks back, I saw a catalog with a picture of the Three Wise Monkeys. You might remember them from your childhood. I did. Immediately, my inner brain…
GEEZER TRIBE: In praise of the Broccoli Forest
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tell us your stories … please share your best (and worst, silliest, amazing and more) stories from the Thanksgiving holiday. Special dishes that only make an appearance at Thanksgiving. The…
GEEZER TRIBE: Ah yes, I forgot sight and sound
By Linda Shaffer Last week I wrote about our accessories and neglected to mention a couple of them that are pretty darned important. First, how about those eye glasses I’m wearing right…
GEEZER TRIBE: Clothing and accessories are so “us”
By Linda Shaffer Today I am wearing a nightgown which is at least 15 years-old. I’ve gotten three of them over the years and just ordered another. I pretend they are dresses…